Naruto: Neglected dragon heir.

Chapter Twelve: Vessel

Arashi woke up in his mindscape, Kuruma swishing his tails. "Your chipper this morning Kura." Arashi held his head.

"Cut the crap Arashi, you over did it." He huffed out. "What was that you overgrown rug?!"

Kuruma groweld at him, "Don't growl at me fox, I'm finding a solution for you remember that."

Kuruma sighed, "Did you really need to over do it?" Arashi stood, going to lie on one of Kuruma's tails.

"No, although uncle Zabu is a strong opponent. Going easy is in insult to his pride. Plus I proved to him I can protect Haku as a mate." Arashi closed his eyes.

"Your going to get an ear full from them." Kuruma closed his eyes. "Mmm... Worries for when I'm done resting a bit." Arashi yawned.

"Your asking for trouble Ashi." He warned, getting no reply from Arashi. "Rest well kit."

Kiri, Kakashi, Haku, Zabuza, Tazuna, his daughter, and team seven. Sat looking at Arashi, as he lay under the covers.

"He has exushted his chakra while fighting Zabuza-sama." Haku explained pulling the coveres up Arashi a bit more.

"I should pound him for over doing it." Zabuza growled out.

"Zabuza-sama if he did not fight you seriously, it would wound your pride if he did." Haku stood, "We should leave him to rest a bit. He should wake up in a day or two."

Everyone left, going down stairs to the kitchen. "Can you tell me Zabuza-san, how does Arashi know you?" Kakashi asked sitting across from Zabuza.

"Mmm... I we met I'm while we searched for a village to call our own. We had just left the Mist village, due to a civil war. The previous Mizukage wanted to kill those with a kekke genkai, like Haku." Zabuza's eyes changed.

"So I left the Mist, becoming a rouge nin, along the way I met my son Haku." Haku placed a hand on Zabuza's shoulder.

"A few years later we met Kiri and Arashi, he told us his story." Haku finished.

"Kiri, is it true what he said about the Mist. Are we no longer wanted by them?" Zabuza asked hopeful.

Kiri tossed him the bingo book in response, "Page nine and fifteen and also look at page five while your looking."

Zabuza turned to page nine, his eyes grew wide, then page fifteen. Shocked to see there was no bounty from the mist. Lastly he turned to page five, he gave a low whistle in response.

"Incredible." Zabuza closed the book tossing it back to Kiri. "He did a lot over the three years we haven't seen him."

Haku sat in amazement, "The boy has proven himself worthy."

"Glad to here that uncle Zabu." Arashi walked down the steps, fully dressed.

"H-how are you awake Arashi-san?" Haku stood in disbelief the others gawked at him.

"Close your mouths, you'll catch flies like that." Arashi sat between his to lovers. "I fill you in later, Kiri did you tell Tsunami my diet?"

Kiri shook his head, still in shock. "Guy I'm fine, I promise." He got no response except a glare from Menma. "Your not going to stop worrying over me are you?"

They shook their heads, Arashi sighed. "Let's move on, we have to infiltrate Gato's hideouts."

Everybody mentally shook there heads, Kiri and Haku was next to him and behind him, their hands glowing green. 'They care about you kit.'

'They do.' Arashi smiled at them, gazing at Kakashi too. "I think you should still be resting." Kiri implied.

"I agree with Kiri-san, Arashi-san should still be in bed." Haku went back next to Zabuza.

"I will after dinner, I'm very hungry." His stomach groweld, his chuckled nervously. Tsunami stood up, "I'll make dinner for us." She smiled.

Kiri, Mito and Sakura stood up, "We will help you Tsunami-san." They spoke in unison making the others laugh a bit.

"So what are your plans Arashi, knowing you, you have a couple already." Zabuza leaned back onto his arms.

"You know me well uncle, mmm... Training the genin in shifts and guarding Tazuna while he works." Arashi closed his eyes, thinking of who would go with who.

"I'd like Sakura to learn medical jutsu, so Kiri and Haku could teach her while Kiri gathers the herbs he came for." Arashi looked over to Mito smiling happily, his heart warmed at the site of his sister smiling, not being shy.

"Uncle would you like to teach?" Arashi glanced at his uncle. "Who would I teach?" Arashi gestured to the kitchen.

"Her, the shy one." Arashi nodded, "She isn't bad, she needs to get out of her shell a bit." Zabuza studied Mito for a bit. "Fine, but I won't go easy on her."

"Didn't expect you to uncle Zabu." Arashi grinned. "Kashi you take Sasuke, teach him a low level nin jutsu and I'll take Menma, after a week we switch." They nodded, linking his plan.

"Hey!" Menma slammed his hands on the table, "Don't I get a say in this?"

"You have no say, we are your sensei's and guardians while away from the village Menma, so sit down and shut up." Arashi spoke calmly.

"Whatever, when we are back in the village, I'll tell father to kick you off the team." Menma smiled like he had won.

"Your father can do shit to me you brat, can't believe they raised you to think you are better than your superiors." Arashi huffed.

Menma wanted to refute, Kiri them came back, placing the Japanese style dinner in front of them.

"Thanks for the meal." Everyone ate in silence. Arashi helped with the dishes after they had eaten.

Sakura, Mito slept with Tsunami-san, Saksuke and Menma with Tazuna, Inari in his own room. Haku, Zabuza, Kiri, Kakashi and Arashi shared a room.

Arashi placed a silence seal on the door, "Now to explain to you two how I recovered so fast."

Arashi sat down on his futon. "You've heard of the Nine Tailed fox before."

"I've heard rumors, the previous Mizukage had the three tails inside him." Arashi nodded, "Menma and Mito have a part of Kuruma inside them, he was split into two, Ying and Yang."

"Explains the personality for them both." Zabuza guessed.

"Two months ago I met Kuruma, inside of Menma's mind, we talked and he shared some of his chakra with me although I only use a fraction of that chakra." Arashi explained.

"How is that possible, Arashi-san?" Haku was a bit shy around Arashi.

"I myself is trying to figure that out, Haku-chan." Arashi gazed at him, Haku without a mask was cute.

Haku blushed, Kiri and Kakashi noticed. "Hey, brat stop flirting with Haku in front of me and the others." Zabuza warned, playfully.

"Sure old man." Arashi teased, making Haku giggle. "Haku!" Zabuza was surprised to hear Haku laugh.

Haku felt embarrassed, his cheeks were burning. "I'm going to go to bed, good night everyone." He bowed, going to his futon.

'Cute, I'd like to see that more.' Arashi mused. "Oi!"

"What?" Arashi feined innocence. "Night Haku, uncle Zabu."

"Sleep well, tomorrow is going to be a long day, I just know it." Arashi removed the seal switching the light to their room off.

'Arashi, is he your other mate?' Kuruma wondered.

'Yes he is Kura, give me another month to work on finding a better seal for you.' Arshi lay between his lovers.

Kuruma had thought over and over, what he wanted to ask Arashi, he was now sure of his decision seeing Arashi fight Zabuza.

'Arashi?' Kuruma called. 'Mmm... What is it Kura?'

"I want you as my vessel instead of Menma and Mito, although I like Mito much more than the other brat."

Arashi was stunned, 'What?!'